Robert Barsocchini

Napalm: An American Biography Fire-weapons have been used from ancient times. Napalm-like weapons were used by and against the Romans and Greeks. One term used for them was "wildfire"; another was "Greek fire", as incendiaries were widely used by the Greeks. Some ships were equipped to shoot other vessels with flaming oils emitted from tubes … Continue reading “The Other Hiroshimas: A Review of Napalm: An American Biography“

Yesterday morning, while I was drinking coffee and reading and my wife was getting ready for work, we heard an emergency alert sound from our phones. I figured it would be a storm warning, but the weather was clear. My wife looked at her phone and said a missile was coming. She immediately sprang into … Continue reading “What It Was Like Thinking a Ballistic Missile Was Speeding Toward Us in Hawaii”